relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
面倒な関わり合いは避けたい。
I want to avoid troublesome involvement.
彼は裁判への関わり合いを拒んだ。
He refused to get involved in the trial.
刑事はその事件における彼の関わり合いを調べた。
The detective investigated his involvement in the case.